The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27

The articles ia last weeks HExALD In ~
gard to the revival OF the South Penn created
the iiveIiest interest in the county and was
the chief topic Of conversation ON Alt sides
and the people living along the proposed
line are once more looking forward with
bright hope 10 the future We did not SPEAK
anadyisedly when we said last week that
the arrangements for the completion OF the
road had been almost osnSummatesi and
that work would ne resumed IN the near fu-
ture. Work nlay not be commenced in this
county this fall. but We miss our guess if
hands are not employed on the Allegheny
and I-anrl Hill tunnels within the next
ninety days. A telegram from Carlisle 70
the Philadelphia Press of Friday says
Z" Messrs. Ackerman 4 Evans, contractors for
building the tunnels for the South Penn
Railroad near shippensburg, arrived there
yesterday, ard proceeded 70 the tunnels to-
day in order 70 commence work Immediate
ly. A number of horses and carts followed
them 1t is thought here by persons inter-
ested in the road that the work of building
viii now go rapidly on
From the Philadelphia Times of Saturday
we take the following
'- Under date Of July 9th President Rob
erts. ofthe Pennsylvania Railroad Company
wrnse 70 the co-deientiants in the suit
brought by the Commonwealth to restrain
the sale u the south Penn Road, asking
them pl die answers in the case 50 that issue
might be Joined and final decree obtained,
and alls@.ing that such delay had prevented
the sgit frsim being prosecuted 30 final dispo-
sii;on- Among the defendants are the ex-
ecutors Of William H Vanderbilt, Abram :.
Hewitt and many Others residing in New
York
No answer has yet been filed. but the en-
tire matter Is left in the hands of the COM
mittee, which IS arranging to prosecute work
on the road and to collect additional Install
ments on the subscriptions Contractors are
employing men and buying horses and carts
to renew work ON the tunnel near Siiippens-
burg
A Carlisle telegram to the Pittsburgh sun
day Dispatch has this 70 say
There have been number Of moves
around here lately that indicate that work
on the great south Pennsylvania Roilroad Is
about 70 be resumed. A number of the con
tractors were in shippensburg yesterday and
said THAI while they might not be going to
work themselves, certain parties were. To-
day carts materials and men passed through
Shippensburg on their way to the Bine
Il -.,.-s,, - $50 -. ,-, a.s-,,.
ted Evans K Ackerman, the contractors
for the Kitiafinny tunnel, which is about
completed at this end, have moved their ma
ehinery and plant to the other end with Il
view 10 beginning work from there. Some
men have been seen around the Blue Ridge
and North Siding Tunnel making Prepara-
tions The North Siding funnel, the biggest
on the road. being three-gaarters Of a mile in
length. has been worked on for year, and
Two more months would finish II. The gen
er.ll impression is that work viii be quieily
renewed and pushed TO completion with all
possible haste
The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette Of the I
20th says W. T. Sanger, Of Harrisburg,
agent Of the South Penn Railroad Company
was in the city yesterday securing the re-
manning signatures to the new agreement Of
The Pittsburgh members Of the syndicate,
and he secured all except those Of the Carne-
gie interest which cannot be heard from for /
some little time. Mr.. Sanger left on the [
night train for the East after securing the
signature Of 3. +. Jones. who has s2o0,0O of
stock in the enterprise John W. Chaliant,
$4,000 Mark W. Watson, sIoo,oo0 SeIleE
Mckee, $4,000